The Vermont Department of Economic, Housing, & Community Development and CVOEO's Fair Housing Project present "Removing Barriers to Strengthen Communities: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing at the Local Level" next month.
The workshop will offer important information to municipal planners, realtors, lenders, affordable housing developers, property managers and town officials. Topics include:
- An introduction to Vermont and federal fair housing laws;
- A discussion of the current regulatory barriers to fair housing choice in Vermont;
- Examining the legal requirements impacting municipal zoning practices;
- Reviewing available tools that enable municipalities to comply with those requirements; and
- Exploring planning concepts designed to encourage the development of affordable housing
The event's open to the public; pre-registration required.
All municipalities receiving community development grants from the Vermont Community Development Program must complete a Fair Housing Training as a condition of funding. Any municipality dealing with issues such as affordable housing, group homes, residential care facilities, requests for accessibility modifications, or seeking VCDP funding, can't afford to miss this workshop.
A light dinner and refreshments will be provided.
The workshop runs Thursday, Feb. 3, from 5:30–8:00 p.m. at ECHO Lake Aquarium, 1 College St., Burlington.
Presented by: Julie Kelliher, Vermont Department of Economic, Housing, & Community Development; and Kevin Stapleton, CVOEO Fair Housing Project.
To register, call Dani Fuoco, CVOEO Fair Housing Project, at 802.864.3334 x 109 or email [email protected].
Space is limited and registration ends Thursday, Jan. 27.